June 16, 2007: It appears that Russia engaged in a new form of war against Estonia. Call it an Undeclared Cyber War, and it is a model for things to come. The recent Cyber War attack on Estonia, by Russians enraged that the Estonians had moved a statue memorializing Russian soldiers who had "liberated Estonia from the Nazis," hurt Estonia, and Russia denied any responsibility.

The cause of the conflict goes back to the aftermath of World War I, when Estonia liberated itself from Russian rule. Russia re-conquered Estonia in 1940. The Estonians and Russians disagree over the benefits of fifty years of Soviet rule. The Russians imposed a brutal police state on the Estonians, and do not accept the fact that the Estonians were upset over this. In any event, the Estonians blamed the Russians for several weeks of Cyber War attacks, which shut down web operations for hundreds of Estonian businesses and government offices.

The Russians deny everything. NATO sent technical experts to help identify the perpetrators, but refused to invoke the....